Girls' name · since 1990
Delany
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 1,408 babies named Delany, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,881 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,408
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Delany currently ranks #2881 among girls' names in America, with 1,408 babies recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delany has been recorded 1,408 times among girls since 1990, currently ranked #2881 nationally and more common than 83% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #5,942 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,881 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,408 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delany ranks #5,942 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,881 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,408 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,881 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,408
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Delany's 1,408 recorded births place it above 91.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Delany compares
1,408 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Delany's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Delany | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,408 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 90 | 21 | 19,840 |
Delany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Delany's full recorded timeline at 2008, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 9 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 90 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Delany popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 90
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Delany by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (463 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Delany's strongest decade.
463 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Delany births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 175
1990s
175 births
- 2000s
2000s
391 births
- 2010s
2010s
463 births
- 2020s
2020s
379 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 463 births (33% of all-time use).
How Delany compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Delany's total volume
Delany by state
Where Delany concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 250 | 17.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 223 | 15.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 22 | 1.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 18 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 11 | 0.8% |
250 of 1,408 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Delany's data
- Delany's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (463 total births) through the 2020s (379) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Delanys (250 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Delany: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Delany draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.